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Counties in North Carolina by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate

Bertie County had the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate of 100 counties in 2021, at 50%. Onslow County had the lowest, at 27.2%. The median was 38.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest50Bertie County
Lowest27.2Onslow County
Median38.7100 counties

Top 40 counties, 2021

Bertie County: 50 %Bertie County50Northampton County: 49.1 %Northampton County49.1Halifax County: 48.4 %Halifax County48.4Washington County: 48.1 %Washington County48.1Warren County: 47.7 %Warren County47.7Chowan County: 45.6 %Chowan County45.6Martin County: 45.4 %Martin County45.4Hertford County: 45.1 %Hertford County45.1Robeson County: 45 %Robeson County45Edgecombe County: 44.9 %Edgecombe County44.9Lenoir County: 44.9 %Lenoir County44.9Jones County: 44.8 %Jones County44.8Tyrrell County: 44.5 %Tyrrell County44.5Cherokee County: 44.2 %Cherokee County44.2Alleghany County: 44 %Alleghany County44Bladen County: 43.7 %Bladen County43.7Pamlico County: 43.7 %Pamlico County43.7Scotland County: 43.7 %Scotland County43.7Vance County: 43.7 %Vance County43.7Anson County: 43.6 %Anson County43.6Brunswick County: 43.3 %Brunswick County43.3Caswell County: 42.9 %Caswell County42.9Clay County: 42.9 %Clay County42.9Gates County: 42.8 %Gates County42.8Perquimans County: 42.8 %Perquimans County42.8Beaufort County: 42.5 %Beaufort County42.5Hyde County: 42.4 %Hyde County42.4Columbus County: 42.3 %Columbus County42.3Polk County: 42.1 %Polk County42.1Wilson County: 42 %Wilson County42Richmond County: 41.9 %Richmond County41.9Sampson County: 41.6 %Sampson County41.6Macon County: 41.2 %Macon County41.2Duplin County: 41.1 %Duplin County41.1Montgomery County: 41.1 %Montgomery County41.1Greene County: 40.6 %Greene County40.6Person County: 40.4 %Person County40.4Granville County: 40.3 %Granville County40.3Nash County: 40.2 %Nash County40.2Wilkes County: 39.9 %Wilkes County39.9
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bertie County50
2Northampton County49.1
3Halifax County48.4
4Washington County48.1
5Warren County47.7
6Chowan County45.6
7Martin County45.4
8Hertford County45.1
9Robeson County45
10Edgecombe County44.9
10Lenoir County44.9
12Jones County44.8
13Tyrrell County44.5
14Cherokee County44.2
15Alleghany County44
16Bladen County43.7
16Pamlico County43.7
16Scotland County43.7
16Vance County43.7
20Anson County43.6
21Brunswick County43.3
22Caswell County42.9
22Clay County42.9
24Gates County42.8
24Perquimans County42.8
26Beaufort County42.5
27Hyde County42.4
28Columbus County42.3
29Polk County42.1
30Wilson County42
31Richmond County41.9
32Sampson County41.6
33Macon County41.2
34Duplin County41.1
34Montgomery County41.1
36Greene County40.6
37Person County40.4
38Granville County40.3
39Nash County40.2
40Wilkes County39.9
41Rutherford County39.4
41Transylvania County39.4
43Burke County39.3
43Yancey County39.3
45Wayne County39.2
46Caldwell County39
46Cleveland County39
46Haywood County39
49Rockingham County38.8
50Surry County38.7
50Swain County38.7
52Ashe County38.5
52Graham County38.5
54Pasquotank County38.4
55Stokes County38.1
56Lee County38
57Chatham County37.8
57Henderson County37.8
57Mitchell County37.8
60Rowan County37.7
60Yadkin County37.7
62Alexander County37.2
63Craven County37.1
63Davidson County37.1
65Stanly County37
66Avery County36.9
66Madison County36.9
68Carteret County36.7
68Franklin County36.7
70Gaston County36.6
71Davie County36.5
71Randolph County36.5
73Pender County36.4
74Dare County36.1
75McDowell County36
76Cumberland County35.8
76Lincoln County35.8
78Catawba County35.4
78Forsyth County35.4
80Johnston County35.3
81Camden County35
81Harnett County35
81Hoke County35
84Jackson County34.9
85Alamance County34.8
86Currituck County34.7
87Pitt County34.5
88Moore County34.3
89Iredell County33.9
90Guilford County33.4
91Durham County33.3
92New Hanover County33.1
93Buncombe County32.7
94Union County32.1
95Cabarrus County32
96Mecklenburg County29.8
97Wake County29.4
98Orange County29.1
99Watauga County28.4
100Onslow County27.2

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they have high blood pressure. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2021; its eight former counties are not served. The question is asked in odd years only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in North Carolina by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Counties in North Carolina by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties?period=2021.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in North Carolina by high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-high-blood-pressure-rate-county-estimate/north-carolina-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate?

Bertie County, with 50% in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest high blood pressure in adults, local model estimate?

Onslow County, with 27.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh and later releases), high blood pressure in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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